Hybrid Online & Live event: Power of Disability Inclusion: Meaningful participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities

HYBRID ONLINE & LIVE LEARNING AND EXCHANGE SESSION

Meaningful participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities: insights from the We are Able! programme on Lobby & Advocacy for Food Security scheduled for June 27th in The Hague!

Access to food and land is a great challenge for people with disabilities worldwide. Social exclusion and inaccessible environments make people with disabilities vulnerable to hunger, malnutrition and the impact of disasters. To achieve SDG Goal 2: Zero Hunger, we must address the barriers people with disabilities are facing. This can only be achieved if organisations of persons with disabilities are involved in decision-making processes.

Join this session and learn from the experiences of the We are Able! programme on lobby and advocacy for Disability Inclusive Food Security.

PROGRAMME

• Global perspective on meaningful participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in programmes – by Paulien Bruijn from DCDD
• Lessons learned and practical examples on participation of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities in the We are Able! food security programme – by Jasper Oei from SeeYou Foundation & Marcellin Batumbike from African Disability Forum
• Experiences from Organisations of Persons with Disabilities and local authorities in DRC and Burundi on lobbying for disability inclusive food security on local level – by a.o. Christophe Kabene Rugishi from Network of OPDs in Kalehe, DRC & Anne Marie Ndayisenga from OPD Buganda, Burundi
• Sharing own experiences on Organisations of Persons with Disabilities’ engagement in programmes & consortia – together we identify successes, challenges and enablers.
• Joined conclusions with participants from the We are Able! study visit from DRC & Burundi.

The programme will conclude with drinks and networking together with the We are Able! study visit participants from DRC & Burundi.

ACCESIBILITY | The session will be conducted in English. We will provide audio translation from French-English and vice versa. The session is held at an accessible location. Any other accommodation needs can be shared in the subscription form.

We look forward to your participation! Please save the date and register here.
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This session is organised by DCDD as part of the We are Able programme.